régiment
French, noun/ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃/
régiment is spelled R-É-G-I-M-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written French, the 5,851st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Régiment is a French masculine noun meaning “regiment (army unit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Corps de troupe composé de plusieurs bataillons ou escadrons, et dont le chef est un colonel”.
What does régiment mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineregiment (army unit)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Corps de troupe composé de plusieurs bataillons ou escadrons, et dont le chef est un colonel. 2. (Par métonymie) Période où l'on sert dans un régiment. 3. Grand nombre, multitude.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of régiment
- régiments plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce régiment?
- /ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃/
- \ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃\
- [ʁe.ʒi.mɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to régiment
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is régiment in French?
régiment appears 12 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).